-And I thought I was being eccentric when I started calling my Van a "Midbulk Transport", put palm trees and dinosaurs on the dash and named her Chi-jyu (Jade)! What a Shiny and creative vehicle. With a Capissen 38, though, she'll never get off the ground. :)

Oh, I've referred to my minivan more than once as a midbulk transport. It was why I bought the darn thing. It was grey, bought used, and I adore it. Now, how to convince Artcat to do a full-color Serenity magnet large enough to slap onto the side of it...?

The Capissen 38 showed up at the Seattle showing of Serenity this weekend and drew quite the crowd. There was even an old catalyzer to mess with, although it no longer fit the engine. ;) The cannon on the back really does work but the Alliance requires reams of paperwork to set it off in lower atmo'.

Here are a few answers to some of the questions -
"From the wife of the Capissen 38 creator:
Built in 3 weekends.
He's an artist; he just can't help himself. Neighbors *tolerate* us.
The primary buffer panels have been found but not installed yet. AND Santa is aware of this & previous Art Cars as they have been involved in Santarchy.
Working on adding a Reaver disguise but non-fans might be offended, so it must be removable."

To see previous work, including early pix of Capissen 38:
http://www.addtell.com/ArtCar/index.htm

I know Phil; this is his thing. This is at least the third art car he's built, to my knowledge. Typically they're bound for Burning Man, but apparently an occasional spin around the 'verse is in order. :)